Sunanda Amarapurkar, Sanvedana Film Foundation and Adarsh Group’s Purushottam (Marathi) is the story of a lone crusader.
B. Purushottam (Nandu Madhav) takes charge as the CEO of a city which is beset with problems. Being an upright and conscientious man, he begins work in right earnest to first cleanse the city. He then goes after the illegal constructions in the city, thereby antagonising Corporation speaker Sangram Nimbalkar (Kishor Kadam), mayor (Pooja Pawar) and her husband, a Muslim leader. He also goes after politicians to stop their illegal activities.
An incident prompts him to undertake the work of widening the main roads in the city. For this, he has to demolish some places of worship, and also homes of some of the rich and influential people of the city. AlÂthough Purushottam faces many obstacles in his path, he goes ahead fearÂlessly.
Dr. Purushottam Bhapkar and Rima Amarapurkar have written a story which doesn’t appeal because it is too idealistic. Rima Amarapurkar and Uma Kulkarni have penned a screenplay which doesn’t quite engage or entertain the audience. Uma KulkarÂni’s dialogues are alright.
Nandu Madhav does a fine job as CEO B. Purushottam. Kishor Kadam does well in the role of Sangram NimÂbalkar. Devika Daftardar is good as Jaya. Pooja Pawar is alright in the role of the mayor. Anil Nagarkar does a fair job as Wasim Shaikh. Ketaki AmaraÂpurkar is okay as Gawarebai. Umesh Ghevarikar, Balbheem Pathare and Devprasad Sohoni provide routine support.
Rima Amarapurkar’s direction is so-so. Kaushal Inamdar’s music is average. Lyrics (Uma Kulkarni, Dr. Purushottam Bhapkar and Vaibhav Joshi) are quite nice. Suyog Churi’s background music is functional. AviÂnash Kumar’s camerawork is okay. Art direction (Anil Wath and Ritesh Jadhav) is commonplace. Mayuresh Sawant’s editing needed to be sharper.
On the whole, Purushottam is a poor fare and will fail to make a mark at the ticket windows.
Released on 10-5-’19 at BharatÂmata (daily 1 show) and other cineÂmas of Bombay thru Sunshine StudiÂos. Publicity & opening: very poor.